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MATCH MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

,WILLIAM EDWARD oooK, OF OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK.

MATCH-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,496, dated November1, 1898.

Application filed May 14, 1898. Serial No. 680,711. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM EDWARD COOK, a citizen of Great Britain,residing at Ogdensburg, in the county of St. Lawrence and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in match-machines; and it consistsin providing a match-machine with a carrier comprising supporting-barsand match-receiving caps mounted thereon, the said caps extending overthe back and two sides of each bar, with the portions which lap thesides of each bar opposite the portions which lap the adjacent sides ofthenext bars, so'as toreceive matchsplints between them. i

It also consists in providing a match-machine with a reciprocatingcutter and a sliding guide-plate for receiving the matches from thecutter and means for moving the said guide-plate, whereby thematch-splints will be so moved as to abut against the cutter, wherebythey will be forced into a suit able carrier.

It also consists in certain other novel constructions, combinations, andarrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter described and specificallyclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical centralsection through a portion of a match-machine, illustrating myimprovements thereon. Fig. 2 represents a transverse vertical sectionthrough the cutterhead and the cutters mounted thereon, showing themanner of mounting the slide or plate above the said cutter. Fig. 3represents a plan view of a conveyer constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 4 represents across-section through the same. Fig.

5 shows a perspective view of one of the caps.

employed upon said conveyor. Fig. 6 represents a cap having adifferent-shaped groove for receiving the matches. Fig, 7 represents aconveyor composed of slats having one or more caps mounted thereon, saidslats being adapted to be linked together to form a chain. Fig. 8represents a top plan view of the slide or plate for receiving thematches and guid ing them into the carrier. Fig. 9 represents a sideelevation of the same, and Fig. 10 represents a detail view showing oneof the slots for moving the slide back and forth. Fig. 11 is a detailplan view of one of the cutters.

1 in the drawings represents a match-machine. The main portion of saidmatch-machine may be constructed in any usual and well known form andmay be provided with feed-rollers, as 2 2, to feed forward blocks ofwood, as 3, to a cutter, as 4:. The cutter; is carried by a cross orcutter head, as 5, adapted to move vertically between'guides, as 6 6.Gibs, as 7, may be interposed between the cutter-head 5 and the saidguides 6 to take up the wear, if desired. Upon the top of thecutter-head or cross-head 5 the cutters 4: are mounted. The said cutters4 are preferably formed of single pieces, as 8, having a verticalcylindrical cutting portion, as 9, upon one end, and these cutters areadapted to be secured by screws or other means to the top of thecutter-head 5. It will be apparent, of course, that the cutters might bemade of one piece and have a series of cylindrical cutting portionsformed upon one edge to cut the splints from the blocks of wood withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention. Mounted upon the top of thecutter or cut ters 4c is a slide .10, which is adapted to receive thesplints from the match-cutter and hold or guide them, so as to force thesaid splints properly into any suitable matchsplint carrier. The slide10 is provided upon each side with a slot, as 11, let into the edgethereof and adapted to engage projections, as 12, formed upon theguide-pieces 13, which are mounted upon the top of the cutter-head uponeither side of the cutter. The pieces 13 13 operate to hold the slide 10in place and yet permit of its being moved back and forth upon the upperside of the cutters. One edge of the slide 10 is provided with a seriesof apertures or holes,v as 1 1 14, which are adapted to coincide withthe apertures in the cutters, through which the match splints pass. Theslide 10 is also provided near its opposite edge withantifriction-rollers, as 15 15, which are adapted to engage slots, as16, formed in plates 17, which are secured to the frame of thematch-machine 1. These plates are so arranged with respect to thecutter-head as to receive the antifrictionrollers 15 upon the slide 10.The slots are formed with an offset portion, as at 18,the parts aboveand below the said ofi'set portion being preferably vertical. Thiscauses the antifriction-rollers which engage the slots to travel in twovertical planes, one of which is a little to one side of the other. Bythis construction when the cutter-head descends the slide will be movedforward upon the top of the cutter, so that the openings or apertures 14will 00- incide with the apertures in the cutters 4 and will be inposition to receive the matchsplints directly from the said cutters.

In order to cause the match-splints to pass entirely through thecutters, so that their lower ends will be held in the slide 10, a row ofpins or pushers, as 19 19, are mounted in the frame 1 of thematch-machine immediately below the block of wood 3 and in line with theapertures in the cutters. When the cutters descend and sever the splintsfrom the block of wood, they continue downwardly a sulficient distanceto inclose the pushers or pins 19, when the match-splints will be forcedinto the slide 10. As the cutters rise again the antifriction-rollers15, engaging the slots 16, will draw the slide so that the splints willbe brought to a plane to the rear of the cutting edges of the cutters,and when the splints are forced into the carrier which receives them thelower ends of the splints will abut against the upper surface of thecutters 4, and thus have a positive pushing means to force them into thesaid carrier. This is a very important construction in employingmachines which require a positive pushing action for forcing the splintsinto a carrier.

The carrier which receives the splints from the slide 011 the cutteralso forms an important feature of my invention. A suitablesupporting-guide, as 20, is mounted upon the machine and adapted tosupport and guide a receiving-carrier of any suitable construction. Asseen in the drawings, I prefer to employ a carrier which is composed ofa body portion, as 21, having transverse bearing-bars, as 22 22, slotsbeing formed in the said body portion to separate the saidsupporting-bars. Upon these bars are mounted match receiving and holdingcaps, as 23 23, the said caps being preferably channel-shaped upon theirunder edges and constructed so as to fit upon the upper sides of thesaid bars 22. These caps 23 may be secured to the bars by means ofscrews or bolts and are preferably so secured as to be capable ofremoval for replacing them at any time. The caps are provided in theiropposite sides with a series of grooves, as 24, the grooves of each capbeing arranged so as to come opposite the grooves of the next adjoiningcaps, whereby receiving spaces are formed to hold the match-splints. Thenotches are preferably made of such a size that it will be necessary touse a slight forcing action in pushing the match-splints into them, sothat they will be firmly held in place in the said carrier. The notches24 may be made semicircular in shape, or they may be angular, as seen at25 in Fig. 0 of the drawings. This makes a series of square aperturesfor receiving the matches between the said caps when square splints arebeing cut by the machine. The lower ends of the grooves 24 and 25 arepreferably slightly flared to'receive the ends of the match-splints moreeasily. The carrier may be formed of plates of any suitable size havinga number of bars and caps formed therein, or the carrier may be composedof a series of slats linked together, as shown in Fig. 7 of thedrawings. Projecting journals or portions, as 26, are preferably securedupon the opposite sides of the carrier to afford a means by which thecarrier may be moved forward in the machine. hen the plates are used toform the carriers, the said projections 26 may be secured to a plate, as27, which can be screwed to the ends of the carrier-plates. \Vhen slatsare used, these projections will also serve as a means for linking theslats together. After being forcibly inserted into the match-holders thesplints are carried forward through the usual process of parafiining anddipping in a heading composition, and after being suiliciently driedthey are forced out in any well-known manner at the front of themachine, the carriers returning to the match-splint cutters for a freshload. The slide 10 can be made of any desirable thickness, so as tosupport the splints for a considerable distance, if desired. It will beobvious that a carrier constructed in this manner will possess manyadvantages over those in common use, for by having re movable capsmounted upon the carriers for receiving the match-splints when thegrooves become worn, so as to hold the match-splints loosely, the capscan be easily removed and new ones inserted in their place, which wouldbe impossible in a carrier which is provided with aperturesor groovesformed directly in the body portion of the carrier. So, also, in casethe caps become broken or injured in any way they can be replacedwithout having to substitute an entirely new carrier or carrier-plate.It will also be evident that when it is not desired to manufacturecylindrical match-splints the caps can be changed for caps havingangular grooves when it is desired to manufacture matches having squaresplints. This forms a very simple and yet strong form of carrier and onewhich will not readily get out of order. The construction of the slidefor causing the match-splints to abut against the cutter when they areto be driven into the carrier is also a simple yet efiectiveconstruction and one which is extremely well adapted to perform the workassigned to it.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a match-machine, the combination with a cutting mechanism, ofacarrier for'receiving splints therefrom, said carrier comprisingsupporting-bars and match-receiving caps which fit over the back and twosides of each bar with the portions which lap the sides of each bar,opposite the portions which lap the adjacent sides of the next bars soas to receive splints between them and hold the same, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a match-machine, the combination with a cutting mechanism, of acarrier for receiving splints, comprising a series of supporting-barsand a series of match-holding caps mounted thereon which fit over theback and two sides of each bar with the portions which lap the sides ofeach bar, opposite the portions which lap the adjacent sides of the nextbars, said side portions being provided with grooves for receiving thematch-splints, substantially as described.

3. In a match-machine, the combination with a reciprocating cutter, of acarrier for receiving splints therefrom,said carrier comprising a bodyportion havingbearing-bars formed thereon, and rigid removable capswhich fit over the back and two sides of each bar, with the portionswhich lap the sides of each bar, opposite the portions which lap theadjacent sides of the next bars, the said side portions being formedwith grooves, the grooves on the side portions of each cap registeringwith the grooves on the adjacent side portions so as to form completeopenings to receive and hold the splints, substantially as described.

at. In a match-machine, the combination with a reciprocating cutter, ofa carrier adapted to receive splints therefrom,the said carriercomprising supporting-bars and a rigid re-' movable cap applied over theback and two sides of each bar and'extendin g approximately the entirelength of the bar with the portions which lap the sides of each bar,opposite the portions which lap the adjacent sides of the next bars andhaving grooves formed in side portions, the grooves in the side portionsof the two caps which come next to each other registering so as to formcomplete openings for receiving and holding the match-splints, andprojections or journals secured to the said carriers for engaging anysuitable moving and guiding mechanism, substantially as described. V

5. In a match-machine, the combination with a cutter, of a slide mountedthereon and adapted to receive the splints from the said cutter, andmeans for moving the slide so as to cause the splints to abut againstthe cutter.

for forcing them into a suitable carrier, substantially as described.

6. In a match-machine, the combination with a reciprocating cutter, of aslide mounted thereon, means for reciprocating the slide upon the saidcutter, the construction being such that the said slide will receive thematches from the cutter and move them to such a point above the samethat the cutter will force the matches into a suitable carrier,substantially as described.

7. In a matchmachine, the combination with a reciprocating cutter, of aslide mounted thereon, said slide having a series of apertures adaptedto coincide with the apertures in the cutter for receiving thematch-splints therefrom, and antifriction-rollers secured to said slideand adapted to engage guidinggrooves formed in the frame of the machine,the construction being such that when the cutter descends the slide willbe moved to receive the splints and when the cutter rises, the slidewill be moved in the opposite direction to cause the match-splints toabut against the upper surface of the cutter for forcing them into asuitable carrier, substantially as described.

8. In a match-machine, the combination vwith a cutter, of aguiding-slide mounted thereon adapted to receive matches from the saidcutter, means for moving the slide so as to cause the lower ends of thesplints to abut against the cutter for forcing them into thesplint-carrier,the said slide having grooves formed in its sides,projections mounted upon the cutter-head and adapted to engage thegrooves for holding the slide in position, but permitting of thelongitudinal movement of the said slide, and means for reciprocating thesaid slide for guiding the match-splints,

substantially as described.

9. In a match-machine, the combination with a reciprocating cutter, of aslide mounted thereon, and means for reciprocating the slide upon thecutter, the said slide being provided with apertures adapted to coincidewith the apertures in the cutter, and pins or pushers mounted upon theframe of the machine and adapted to force the lower ends of the splintsthrough the cutters into the said slide, the construction being suchthat the slide will draw the splints back upon the solid portion of thecutter for forcing them into a carrier, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM EDWARD COOK.

Witnesses:

CHARLES G. IDLER, LoUIs HASBROUCK.

